Template:REFnews

This template is a homebrewn IntactiWiki replacement for Wikipedia's way too complex [[Template:Cite web]]. It has less parameters and should be used for all online website references.

Common parameters

{{REFnews
 |title=
 |url=
 |last=
 |first=
 |init=
 |author-link=
 |last2=
 |init2=
 |author2-link=
 |publisher=
 |website=
 |date=
 |season=
 |accessdate=
 |format=
 |quote=
}}

Required parameters

• <title>

Mutually exclusive parameters

• <date> || <season>

Note: You can either use the <date> parameter or the <season> parameter, not both at the same time. If both are listed in the template, <date> will be used.

Deprecated parameters

• <coauthors> - use <last2>, <first2>, etc., instead
• <work> - use <website> instead

Examples

Note: The small icon in front of each reference also has a "REFnews" mouseover text and helps template developers to more easily identify the template used in large articles. Chances are that they will be used permanently.

{{REFnews title=My Favorite Things, Part II}}

"My Favorite Things, Part II".

{{REFnews title=My Favorite Things, Part II |url=http://www.example.org}}

"My Favorite Things, Part II".

{{REFnews |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |url=http://www.example.org |last=Doe |first=John}}

Doe, John. "My Favorite Things, Part II".

{{REFnews |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |url=http://www.example.org/test.pdf |last=Doe |first=John |format=PDF}}

Doe, John. "My Favorite Things, Part II" (PDF).

{{REFnews |last=Doe |first=John |url=http://www.example.org |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |publisher=Open Publishing |date=2018-12-24 |accessdate=2019-09-20}}

Doe, John (24 December 2018)."My Favorite Things, Part II", Open Publishing. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

{{REFnews |last=Doe |first=John |url=http://www.example.org |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |publisher=Open Publishing |season=2018 Summer |accessdate=2019-09-20}}

Doe, John (2018 Summer)."My Favorite Things, Part II", Open Publishing. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

{{REFnews |last=Doe |first=John |url=http://www.example.org |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |website=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=2019-09-20}}

Doe, John. "My Favorite Things, Part II", Encyclopedia of Things. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

{{REFnews |last=Doe |first=John |coauthors=Adam, Eve |url=http://www.example.org |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |publisher=Open Publishing |website=Encyclopedia of Things |date=2018-12-24 |accessdate=2019-09-20}}

Doe, John; with Adam, Eve [deprecated REFjournal parameter used: <coauthors> - please use <last2>, etc.] (24 December 2018)."My Favorite Things, Part II", Encyclopedia of Things, Open Publishing. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

{{REFnews |last=Denniston |first=George C. |author-link=George C. Denniston |url=http://www.example.org |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |publisher=Open Publishing |website=Encyclopedia of Things |date=2018-12-24 |accessdate=2019-09-20 |quote=... Lord Balfour came forward with a unique concern: 'Supposing some unfortunate lady was confined with twins ...}}

Denniston, George C. (24 December 2018)."My Favorite Things, Part II", Encyclopedia of Things, Open Publishing. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
Quote: ... Lord Balfour came forward with a unique concern: 'Supposing some unfortunate lady was confined with twins ...

All parameters

{{REFnews
 |title=
 |trans-title=
 |language=
 |url=
 |archived=
 |last=
 |first=
 |author-link=
 |last2=
 |first2=
 |author2-link=
 |last3=
 |first3=
 |author3-link=
 |last4=
 |first4=
 |author4-link=
 |last5=
 |first5=
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 |last6=
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 |author6-link=
 |last7=
 |first7=
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 |last8=
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 |last9=
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 |etal=
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}}

Example

* {{REFnews
 |title=Meine wichtigsten Dinge, Teil II
 |trans-title=My Favorite Things, Part II
 |language=German
 |url=http://www.example.org
 |archived=yes
 |last=Denniston
 |first=George C.
 |author-link=George C. Denniston
 |last2=Hodges
 |first2=Frederick M.
 |author2-link=Frederick M. Hodges
 |last3=Milos
 |first3=Marilyn Fayre
 |author3-link=Marilyn Fayre Milos
 |last4=Young
 |first4=Hugh
 |author4-link=Hugh Young
 |last5=Glick
 |first5=Leonard B.
 |author5-link=Leonard B. Glick
 |last6=Svoboda
 |first6=J. Steven 
 |author6-link=J. Steven Svoboda
 |last7=Bigelow
 |first7=Jim
 |author7-link=Jim Bigelow
 |last8=Griffiths
 |first8=R. Wayne
 |author8-link=R. Wayne Griffiths
 |last9=Geisheker
 |first9=John V.
 |author9-link=John V. Geisheker
 |etal=yes
 |coauthors=[[George Hill]]
 |publisher=Open Publishing
 |work=Encyclopedia of Things
 |website=Encyclopedia of Things
 |date=2018-12-24
 |season=2018 Winter
 |accessdate=2019-10-19
 |quote=Toby or not Toby.
}}

• Denniston, George C. / Frederick M. Hodges / Marilyn Fayre Milos / Hugh Young / Leonard B. Glick / J. Steven Svoboda / Jim Bigelow / R. Wayne Griffiths / John V. Geisheker; with George Hill [deprecated REFjournal parameter used: <coauthors> - please use <last2>, etc.], et al. (24 December 2018)."Meine wichtigsten Dinge, Teil II" (archive URL) [My Favorite Things, Part II] (German), Encyclopedia of Things, Open Publishing. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  Quote: Toby or not Toby.

See also

• Template:BookInfo
• Template:Citation
• Template:REFbook
• Template:REFconference
• Template:REFcontribution - Please don't use this any more.
• Template:REFdocument
• Template:REFjournal
• Template:REFnews
• Template:REFweb